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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 107 | 90 | 281 | 359 | 50 | 309 | 447 | 667 | 902 | 1103 | 1221 | 2012 | 2014 | 2347 | 1463 | 1983 | 1657 | 1422 | 1108 | 1019 | 768 | 701 | 702 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 1.71 | 7:39AM 1.58 | 8:08PM 1.67 | 8:32AM 1.53 | 9:01PM 1.63 | 9:25AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 0.40 | 1:37AM 0.45 | 1:51PM 0.45 | 2:28AM 0.49 | 2:41PM 0.49 | 3:18AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
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